September 27, 2012

 

This Sunday, the 30^th   of September, the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, there will be two services, at 8 and 10 a.m., with coffee hour following. We hope you'll join us for worship and fellowship.

Readings for this Sunday: Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22; Psalm 124; James 5:13-20; Mark 9:38-50.
Morning Prayer every Wednesday at 9 am.

More pictures of Liturgical Arts Workshop below.

Liturgical Arts Workshop

Only 5 days ‘til the Sandwich Fair!!! Preparations are now in very high gear. We are eager for jams and jellies, as well as baked goods. Carol Tubman will be providing information sheets on Sunday. Please see her if you can help with food preparations. A signup sheet for staffing the booth at the Fair October 5^th through 8^th is posted on the Parish Hall bulletin board. We're also looking for a few people who would be willing to make reminder calls. This is our most significant parish fundraiser. We're counting on your participation. Please contact Gretchen Behr-Svendsen if you have questions.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!  We will be hosting the Lakes Region Convocation meeting here on Tuesday. The meeting begins with a gathering time from 6:30, for which the host parish provides the refreshments. We only have the responsibility every other year, and we really do need a dozen people to provide something. (Could be sandwich quarters, cookies, chips and dip, crackers and cheese.) Please bring them to the church by 6:30 on Tuesday. Then feel free stay to socialize and hear about the resolutions that are coming before our Diocesan Convention. There's a signup list on the stand in the Parish Hall. Thanks.

The children of Judy & Larry Grace invite you to celebrate their parents’ 50^th anniversary taking place at their home, 239 Durrell Road, Tamworth, NH. They request no gifts, just your presence! Sunday, October 7 from 1 to 4. Stop in on your way to the fair!  If you have questions please contact Deborah Swisher 447-2812, Teresa Grace 323-7204 or Roy Grace 323-7365.

Celebrating and thanking Bishop Gene Robinson. There will be two receptions in Bishop Gene’s honor and you are warmly invited to either one; however, you will need to have at ticket. (This is the only way the committee could know in advance how many guests to expect.) Sign-up lists are in the Parish Hall.

     *All Saints’ Church, Littleton: Saturday, November 3 from 2 to 4

      *Grapone Center, Concord: Saturday, November 10 from 1 to 4

To contribute to the fund for an endowed Chaplaincy at the Women’s Prison, a project that he has requested in lieu of a retirement gift, and to view the video go to http://www.nhepiscopal.org and click on the “Bishop’s Retirement” column.

The Fall edition of The Mountain Top is now in your Parish Hall mailbox or being mailed to you. The color version of it is posted on our website. Just scroll back to the top of this page and click on Fall 2012 under Quick Links to the left. If you DO NOT want to receive the newsletter in hard copy format, please email Debra in the office at office@standrewinthevalley.org.

Those experiences in life where we witness a greatness – something in someone else or in ourselves that is clearly beyond one’s own making – or when we face those experiences in life where we feel so small and our need is so great, I think these experiences in life put us in our place: creature in the presence of the Creator.

 

See you in church!

Blessings, Heidi+

 From the office at St. Andrew’s: Office Hours:  Tuesday-Friday 9am-Noon

Just a note: We now have WiFi available for your laptop or tablet use to access the internet. Check the office door for instructions.  If you have a problem connecting, see Deb in the office for help.

If you have anything that you would like to have put in the Thurs. Memo, please email to the office by the previous Wednesday. Your submissions are welcome.

UPCOMING WEEK’S CALENDAR:

Fri  9/28:
                10a-noon  Food Center
              
Sat 9/29:              
                8pm AA & Al-Anon(PH,PR)

 Sun 9/30:

                8 AM Holy Eucharist Rite I
                10 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II
                5 PM Dinner Bell (Cook Team: UUFES)

 Mon 9/24:            Church office closed

Tue 9/25:             

                10am – noon  Food Center
                6 pm- Convocation at St. Andrew’s PH
                8pm AA (Prince Room)

 

Wed 9/26:
                9 AM Service of Morning Prayer

                            

Thu  9/27:       

               

September 20, 2012

Sammie, Connor, Melissa, Lisa, and Albert

This Sunday, the 23^rd  of September, The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, there will be two services at 8 and 10 a.m., with coffee hour following. We hope you'll join us for worship and fellowship.

Readings for this Sunday: Proverbs 31:10-31; Psalm 1; James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a; Mark 9:30-37.

Morning Prayer every Wednesday at 9 am.

Preparations for the Sandwich Fair are now in high gear. We are eager for jam and jelly makers, as well as bakers for backed good. Carol Tubman will be providing information sheets on Sunday. Please see her if you can help with food preparations. A signup sheet for staffing the booth at the Fair October 5 through 8 is posted on the Parish Hall bulletin board. We're also looking for a few people who would be willing to make reminder calls. This is our most significant parish fundraiser. We're counting on your participation.

A very productive week on the entrance to the Parish Hall has yielded a useable entry beginning this Friday.  Temporary handrails have been placed to ensure that no one falls off the edges. Many thanks to all who have helped make this happen and Duane for orchestrating the process as well as his many hours of hands on labor.  More pictures of the process are at the bottom of the memo.

More ramp work photos below (after the calendar)

Yet to come on the parish hall entry project:
* Proper handrails. (The 2x4's installed yesterday are only temporary!)
* Some new asphalt at the bottom, for a smooth transition from concrete to parking lot
* A new door which opens the other way (outward, but with hinges on the left, handle on the right)
* The drainage pipes from the perimeter of the Memorial Garden will be extended (to the south) and buried.
* Re-grading; grass and flowers restored.

Saint Andrew’s to host Lakes Region Convocation meeting on Tuesday, October 2, at 7 PM.  This is a wonderful opportunity to experience the wider church without having to drive very far! The agenda for the meeting will be the resolutions before our Diocesan Convention later this fall. Look for the resolutions to be posted on the Parish bulletin board. Folks arrive for the meeting beginning at 6:30 for an informal social time for which we are responsible for the food  – savory or sweet finger food. If you’d like to help with food, please contact Dale Appleton at 539-6737.

“Tuesday Group,” our Children’s Formation activity group is underway, meeting on two Tuesday late afternoons each month and one Sunday morning. This week we welcomed Tim, Ted, and Jim, along with their mom. We're meeting again on Tuesday, September 25th.

From the office at St. Andrew’s: Office Hours:  Tuesday-Friday 9am-Noon

Just a note: We now have WiFi available for your laptop or tablet use to access the internet. Check the office door for instructions.  If you have a problem connecting, see Deb in the office for help.
If you have anything that you would like to have put in the Thurs. Memo, please email to the office by the previous Wednesday. Your submissions are welcome.

UPCOMING WEEK’S CALENDAR:

Fri  9/21:
                10a-noon  Food Center
           
Sat 9/22:              
                8pm AA & Al-Anon(PH,PR)

Sun 9/23:

                8 AM Holy Eucharist Rite I
                10 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II
                5 PM Dinner Bell (Cook Team: Rau)

Mon 9/24:            Church office closed

Tue 9/25:             

                10am – noon  Food Center
                5pm-“Tuesday Group”
                8pm AA (PH)

Wed 9/26:

                9 AM Service of Morning Prayer
                             
Thu  9/27:       
               

PICTURES FROM ENTRANCE WORK: The concrete was delivered by Coleman Concrete. Our profound thanks to J.E. Roberts Excavation for site work and to East Coast Foundation for the concrete work.  Also thanks to the Ham Charitable Foundation and to many others who will be thanked in due course.

Concrete truck arrives

Concrete unloaded into the wheelbarrow

Dumping a wheelbarrow load

Smoothing out the upper portion

Creating a slip-resistant "brush surface"

Workers, Chris and Brian, from East Coast Foundation

September 13, 2012

This Sunday, the 16^th of September, The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, there will be two services at 8 and 10 a.m., with coffee hour following. We hope you'll join us for worship and fellowship.

Readings for this Sunday: Proverbs 1:20-33; Psalm 19; James 3:1-12; Mark 8:27-38.

Morning Prayer every Wednesday at 9 am.

Please come out and support the Community Center food drive at Valueland, September 15th, 8 am to 4 pm.

Pictures from Harvest Party at Gretchen and Karl’s farm and home follow. 
All for sale at the Sandwich Fair:

 Chris Boldt and Cathie Lewis

 Lynn Clarke and Gretchen Bear-Svendsen

Pat Cook, Joan Wright, Carolyn Boldt, Diane Lombardi
Dale Appleton, Kathy Johnson

The squashes and gourds speak for themselves!

Prep for the Sandwich Fair is now in high gear. We are eager for jam and jelly makers, as well as bakers for baked goods. Carol Tubman will be providing information sheets on Sunday. Please see her if you can help with food preparations. A signup sheet for staffing the booth at the Fair October 5 through 8 is posted on the Parish Hall bulletin board. We're also looking for a few people who would be willing to make reminder calls. This is our most significant parish fundraiser. We're counting on your participation!  Many thanks from the FUN-Raising committee

From the office at St. Andrew’s: Office Hours:  Tuesday-Friday 9am-Noon

Just a note: We now have WiFi available for your laptop or tablet use to access the internet. Check the office door for instructions.  If you have a problem connecting, see Deb in the office for help.

If you have anything that you would like to have put in the Thurs. Memo, please email to the office by the previous Wednesday. Your submissions are welcome.

UPCOMING WEEK’S CALENDAR:

Fri  9/14:

                10a-noon  Food Center

         

Sat 9/15:              

                8pm AA & Al-Anon (PH,PR)

Sun 9/16:

                8 AM Holy Eucharist Rite I

                10 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II

                5 PM Dinner Bell (Cook Team: Chocorua Comm. Church)

Mon 9/17:            Church office closed

Tue 9/18:             

                10am – noon  Food Center

                5:00 - 6:30 Children's Tuesday Group

                7pm Discernment Comm.

                8pm AA (PH)

Wed 9/19:

                9 AM Service of Morning Prayer

                              

Thu  9/20:       

                8 am Community Food Center Board Meeting

               

September 6, 2012

This Sunday, the 9^th of September, The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, there will be two services at 8 and 10 a.m., with coffee hour following. We hope you'll join us for worship and fellowship.

Welcome back to children and families! This Sunday you are invited (encouraged) to arrive at church at 9:30 so that we can greet each other, get reacquainted, and learn a hymn together.

Readings for this Sunday: Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23; Psalm 125; James 2:1-17; Mark7:24-37.

Morning Prayer every Wednesday at 9 am.

The Women’s Lunch Bunch will meet this Wednesday, Sept 12th at Noon at the Mt. View Station Restaurant in Center Ossipee. Please call Dale Appleton if you have questions.



Harvest Party 2011!

Reminder of the Harvest and Potluck Lunch at Gretchen’s home– 106 Tamworth Rd– on Saturday, Sept 8th beginning at 9:30 am. If you have old towels or cloths for drying off goards-please bring them.  All are welcome!  Come to harvest, wash gourds and pumpkins or even just socialize.  Lots of fun was had last year.  Pray for good weather.  We will schedule an alternate date if it’s raining. Call 323-7459 for more information. 

See Gretchen to sign up to help and cook for the FAIR BOOTH!

 The reconstruction of our ramp entrance is still under way!!!  The entry is presently inaccessible. Instead, you will need to walk across the lawn behind the Parish Hall and enter through the east door which will be kept open when events, including office hours, are taking place. If walking is difficult for you, a vehicle may drive in at the east end of the building, passing the Prince Room chimney, giving you easy access to the door. Under no circumstances is anyone to drive around the rear of the Parish Hall, which would entail going over our septic tank which might not support the weight of a vehicle!!! If you have a key to the building and are here at off hours, you will need to use the main front door of the church.

Special thanks to Bill Lord, one of Barbara's sons, who has put in quite a number of hours digging the drainage ditches that are art of the ramp project. Many continuing thanks to Duane for his work on decision-making, carpentry, and other jobs associated with the ramp. Next step will be a return visit from John Roberts to help with final digging, drainage pipes, and crushed stone. Paving comes next!

From the office at St. Andrew’s: Office Hours:  Tuesday-Friday 9am-Noon

Just a note: We now have WiFi available for your laptop or tablet use to access the internet. Check the office door for instructions.  If you have a problem connecting, see Deb in the office for help.

If you have anything that you would like to have put in the Thurs. Memo, please email to the office by the previous Wednesday. Your submissions are welcome.

 UPCOMING WEEK’S CALENDAR:

Fri  9/7:

                10a-noon  Food Center
           
Sat 9/8:                
                8pm AA & Al-Anon(PH,PR)

Sun 9/9:

                8 AM Holy Eucharist Rite I
                10 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II
                5 PM Dinner Bell (Cook Team: Tamworth Congregational)

Mon 9/10:            Church office closed

Tue 9/11:             
                10am – noon  Food Center
                5:30pm Bldg Committee
                7pm Boyscout Committee
                8pm AA (PH)

Wed 9/12:

                9 AM Service of Morning Prayer
                5:30 FUN-raising committee mtg
               
Thu  9/13:       
                6 PM Round Table Eucharist
                6:30 brown bag supper
                7 PM Vestry Meeting